Dr. Bernard McGivern said new faces from Manhattan and Connecticut swelled the meeting attendance to 20 at the Corner House Restaurant, Grant City, as the story of the club's possible demise was broadcast by radio news stations WINS and WCBS-AM.

Dwindling membership had led stalwarts of the 50-year-old club -- whose annual June dog show was beloved by thousands of enthusiasts -- to despair of its continuation, but last night they were sufficiently confident of the future to elect new officers. Roberta Berman will serve as president and Marianne Costa as vice president.

The dog show will continue on hiatus, said Dr. McGivern, with an eye toward bringing it back in 2013, but there will be obedience and agility trials held in June.